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What to expect: This won’t be a replay of last year’s 6-0 ULL victory. The Ragin’ Cajuns gave up 681 yards in total offense in a 52-21 loss to Arkansas State and FAU is averaging 28.5 points per game in Sun Belt games this season.

SI found many parallels between the Bulls and the other upstart Division I-A program in the state (despite another protest from USF coach Jim Leavitt)

The article was a fair representation of how the state’s programs can succeed mainly by building their teams with in-state players.

FAU coach Howard Schnellenberger was quoted throughout the article and why he didn’t necessarily have anything new to say that we haven’t heard before, there are many throughout the nation who likely read about Football in Paradise for the first time.

When I was growing up Sports Illustrated was the gold standard of sports magazines and while some say the magazine has slipped in recent years, there is something special about SI still and for the Owls to be in its glossy pages is the kind of publicity the university couldn’t afford to buy,

However, the article was about USF and the article had a little tease on the cover. A few hours after the magazine arrived at millions of mailboxes, the Bulls lost to Rutgers. Was the vaunted SI cover jinx in action? I don’t know, but the Owls aren’t on the cover, so they are likely immune from the jinx,

PREDICTION: The Owls have too much firepower for a struggling ULL defense. The Ragin’ Cajuns will move the ball easier than some think. At practice Thursday, Gil Monzon was subbing for John Mertilus, who has a sprained ankle and is officially questionable, at RDT. Still FAU should be able to move the ball easily vs. the Ragin’ Cajuns.
…FAU 35, ULL 13